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Curious Canid

@ Curious_Canid @lemmy.ca

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I am owned by several dogs and cats. I have been playing non-computer roleplaying games for almost five decades. I am interested in all kinds of gadgets, particularly multitools, knives, flashlights, and pens.

  • Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats

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  • The problem is that Jackson is acting in good faith while Alito is not. I can't actually blame her for that. We can't prevent the destruction of the rule of law by disregarding the rule of law when it is inconvenient for us. There are a lot of areas where we need to break with conventional and tradition because of bad faith, but the actual law should not be one of them.

  • USAians of Lemmy, how did you find your current medical provider?

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  • My medical care provider is awesome. UW Health (University of Wisconsin) is a non-profit organization that was built on top of a student healthcare system. They focus on treating the patient, not the condition, and have managed to build a staff who really believe in that. The system is associated with the UW Medical School, so it has access to the latest equipment and specialists in almost every area. In ten years, I have met one person there who did not impress me. She turned out to be from a temporary agency.

    UW Health is perpetually understaffed, like all medical providers, because the business model for insurance companies is to prevent sick people from getting the care they need. They still manage to provide excellent care, but there are often long waits to see people.

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  • I have a deep and abiding fear of paper targets.

    Sorry, I find humor helps me deal with bad situations. And as a progressive in the US, that is where I currently find myself. Large numbers of people profess that they would be happy to murder me, my family, and my friends, because we aren't misogynist, racist, homophobic, and transphobic sociopaths. I put a high value on human life, and I would not kill someone over property, but I am willing to kill to prevent others from being killed.

    I believe in using as little force as necessary. I believe in de-escalation. I believe that deadly force should always be a last resort. But having a firearm leaves that option on the table, in case nothing else works.

    I hope that we can eventually all get back to treating each other like human beings. Right now I don't think I can count on that from everyone.

  • cat

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  • Cats refer to them as the Suggestions of Physics.

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    Lemmings who still don't want to use AI, why?

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  • With respect (or disrespect) to LLMs: Nearly all AI gets its training data in unethical ways. It's results are unreliable and require careful validation.

    There are other types of specialized AI that can do other kinds of tasks well. It is good at certain kinds of medical diagnosis (in combination with human doctors). It can solve some problems that involve lots of complex iteration, like how to fold proteins, create new molecules, or assemble structures. There are a lot of potential uses.

  • I got my first device!

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  • Congratulations on getting started!

  • Dems are suddenly very serious about retaking the Senate

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  • Which, to be fair, he was.

  • UN says Congo needs half a billion dollars as 26 million face severe hunger

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  • We are about to be in a very similar situation, but involving somewhat more people. And we should be helping everyone.

  • With how shitty some Christians are, you really have to wonder if Lucifer or Satan is truly "evil"

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  • You can call yourself anything you want, and no one will stop you. Calling yourself a Christian, while violating every tenet of Christian teachings, does not qualify you as a Christian. I finally coined the term Hypochrists for people like that.

    There are plenty of Christians who do follow Christian teachings, to one extent or another, and are generally trying to be decent people. Unfortunately, there are also large numbers of "Christians" who just use the name to justify their selfish behavior, hatred, and cruelty.

    All large religions have, or have had, groups like that. Any social institution that can provide credibility is going to be abused as a tool to gain power by someone. It is appalling that the Hypochrists have become large enough, and powerful enough, to have taken over the popular image of what Christianity is.

  • JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity

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  • Best comment I've seen in a long time.

  • Walking the dog just got a whole lot nerdier | r1 neo

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  • I have mostly resorted to using the tiny 4.5cm "glue stick" antennas. I carry my radio everywhere and any longer antenna ends up getting in the way enough to be a problem. The stub antennas supplied by Heltec (and almost everyone else) do surprisingly well for their size. But a whip like the one in your picture will more than double your coverage area. It's always a tradeoff.

    Part of my reasoning is that I'm usually working through a repeater. I have one placed at a high point in my neighborhood. I have another that rides on top of my car. If my mobile is within reach of either, I'm reaching out a lot farther than the small antenna could manage by itself.

  • Everyone has a phase

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  • Yeah, it makes me happy that he doesn't care and doesn't have to. He's living life on his own terms and seems to be having a great time of it.

  • The Duality of Cat

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  • They are a perfectly matched pair.

  • Donald Trump got mad at the TV, so now stuff costs more

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  • Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With

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  • Sam Altman is a huckster, not a technologist. As such, I don't really care what he says about technology. His purpose has always been to transfer as much money as possible from investors into his own pocket before the bubble bursts. Anything else is incidental.

    I am not entirely writing off LLMs, but very little of the discussion about them has been rational. They do some things fairly well and a lot of things quite poorly. It would be nice if we could just focus on the former.

  • at last, victorinox updated its design to 21st century

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  • Which apparently includes you. Tools are functional devices that perform various jobs. Victorinox has always provided that. Writing them off as "trash" and "cheap toys" ignores the fact that they actually work quite well. They offer good designs, decent materials, and excellent quality control. A Victorinox is more than enough tool for most people. They are not going to appeal to steel snobs, but they are solid practical tools at reasonable prices.

    My every day blades are customs with blades in S90V and Magnacut. I also carry a heavily customized Leatherman Free P4. I obviously prefer those, but I also have a Victorinox Rambler, Super Tinker, and Outrider that I sometimes carry instead. They have fixed a lot of things for me over the years.

    There is a great deal of difference between a Kia and a Lamborghini, but most of the time you just need to get to the store and they will both do that without any problems.

  • Does your doggo help?

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  • My dogs help with everything I do. And I appreciate their help.

    Most of their direct duties involved notification and security, but that doesn't just mean barking when someone's at the door. They often spot things around the house that are not right and bring our attention to them: a cat accidentally locked in a closet, the aquarium motor making noise because there's too little water, a slow water leak in the bathroom, etc.

    My wife occasionally has vertigo and falls. We've had more than one dog that would dive under her head to keep it from hitting the ground. (That was not a trained behavior.) Our biggest dog also offers himself as a brace when needed.

    They also provide constant morale support. Anyone who's feeling down gets cuddled within an inch of their life. And one dog will bring his stuffed animals and tuck them in around you to make you feel better. It is genuinely sweet, as well as cute.

  • Pad 5 Ultra: 5G Android tablet with built-in projector and 24,200 mAh battery launches

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  • That's not a tablet, that's a laptop running Android.

  • What's a movie quote that gives you goosebumps?

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  • One of the very few times I've gotten goosebumps was from the last bit of dialog in the first Terminator movie. Sarah Connor is sitting in her jeep at a gas station with her German Shepherd. Sarah: What did he just say? Gas Station Attendant: He said there's a storm coming. Sarah (looking off into the distance): I know.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    Historians never talk about the "good old days".

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    Tryptophan should be the name of a hovercraft

  • Progressive Politics @lemmy.world
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    Donating to the DNC

  • Meshtastic @mander.xyz
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    T-Deck Plus Changes

  • Political Discussion and Commentary @lemmy.world
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    How to get past all the disinformation

  • [moved to piefed] movies @lemm.ee
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    Actors who always improve a movie

  • Movies @lemmy.world
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    Actors who always improve a movie

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    I wonder how many people have run for Congress just to get decent health coverage?

  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    Woke and DEI

  • Wisconsin @midwest.social
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    Does anyone have information on the 2/5 Project 2025 protest?

  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    We need to get ethics back into politics

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    The "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.

  • Humor @lemmy.world
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    A trebuchet builds trust.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    A trebuchet builds trust. "I wouldn't trust him any farther than I could throw him."

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    If a corporation were subject to normal human health risks, we would have a clean environment and trillions invested in fighting climate change.

  • Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
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    The world needs fewer cynics and more skeptics.

  • United States | News & Politics @midwest.social
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    Republicans don't love their country, they just love their control of it

  • Everyday Carry. What essentials do you carry on a daily basis? @sopuli.xyz
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    Utility Knives

  • Lemmy.ca Support / Questions @lemmy.ca
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    Not getting email notifications

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